This time around in our weekly look at Beatles history, we touch on Strawberry Fields, India, the BBC and Ed Sullivan.
February 17 - 1967. "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" double A-side single released in UK.February 18 - 1968. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr go to India with Maureen Cox and Jane Asher.February 19 - […]
This is the second entry in a series on John Lennon’s guitars. Click here for last week’s article about John Lennon’s first guitar, a Gallotone Champion acoustic.
While John had started The Quarrymen as a skiffle band, by 1959 he had lost interest in that style and was moving the band progressively towards rock ‘n’ roll. […]
The first track of the fifth UK Beatles album, “Help!” is the title track and also the theme song of the second Beatles film, “Help!”. On 6 August 1965, alongside the album, The Beatles released “Help!” The B-Side was “I’m Down”, a tune which was never released on any album.
While the two songs seem to […]
Nobody submitted a response to last week’s Beatles Blog Quiz question. Too hard? Too easy? Or are you people just too busy to write a comment? In any case, I’ll refrain from giving away the answer for now, so you’ll have another chance at it.
Moving right along, here’s the clue for this week’s mystery Beatles […]
Our fearless leader, Mike Laba of Toronto Unplugged has determined that it’s time we all got to know some of the B5 Music bloggers a little better. Here’s the first of a series of interviews with our fantastic writers.
Lauren Katulka is a full-time freelance writer hailing from Gosford Australia. In addition to writing Oz Music […]
“Help!” is The Beatles fifth official UK album and their second soundtrack album (see previous post on the Beatles movie “Help!”) Released on 6 August 1965, it was a mammoth hit, becoming the first album ever to debut at #1 in the UK. It spent 11 weeks at #1 in the US and even did […]
Last week I reviewed The Beatles movie "Help!". Here are some fun clips from the film. I love the crazy lavish furniture and devices in the band’s apartment, the bathroom suction scene, the dry wit, and of course the music.
Though still a strange, fun, innovative film 43 years after it was released, the original reels […]
February 10 - 1964. Elvis Presley sends a telegram to The Beatles, conratulating them on their success.February 11 - 1965. Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox. Brian Epstein is best man. John and George also attend.February 12 - 1964. The Beatles play two brief shows at Carnegie Hall in New York.February 13 - 1967. "Strawberry Fields […]
This is the fifth week of the Beatles Blog Quiz. See last week’s question here before looking at the answer below.
Becky really digs her FurReal friend, Butterscotch. What Beatles song am I thinking of? If you think you have the answer, write it in a comment. Try not to look at the other comments before […]
John Lennon is better remembered for his songwriting, singing and activism, but he was also an excellent guitar player. As a member of The Beatles he usually played rhythm, with George Harrison playing lead. But John played the solos on several Beatles tracks including "You Can’t Do That" and "Get Back". Here is a look […]
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